Confused about the First Step Act? Attorney Peter Tomasek unravels the bureaucratic red tape involved in receiving earned time credits for BOP prisoners. You might be surprised when you find out who is actually makes decisions for approval. The First Step Act was enacted in late December 2018 and was intended to reduce sentences and improve conditions conditions within the BOP. But is it actually working? About Peter… https://interrogatingjustice.org/biographies-2/#peter-tomasek (Peter's Website) Full Bio: https://www.barketepstein.com/our-team/martin-h-tankleff/ (https://www.barketepstein.com/our-team/martin-h-tankleff/) Connect with Peter... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peterjtomasek (https://www.facebook.com/peterjtomasek) Twitter: https://twitter.com/peterjtomasek (https://twitter.com/peterjtomasek) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterjtomasek/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterjtomasek/) Resources... https://interrogatingjustice.org/uncategorized/fairness-in-sentencing/bop-finally-faces-court-pushback-on-first-step-act-implementation/ (BOP Finally Faces Court Pushback on First Step Act Implementation) https://interrogatingjustice.org/https-interrogatingjustice-org-governmental-accountability/finally-a-common-sense-court-decision-on-first-step-act-time-credits/ (Finally: A Common-sense Court Decision on First Step Act Time Credits) https://interrogatingjustice.org/https-interrogatingjustice-org-governmental-accountability/judges-struggling-to-keep-up-with-first-step-act-rules/ (Judges Struggling to Keep Up with First Step Act Rules) Credits: Host: Kristine Bunch, Indiana exoneree and Outreach Coordinator for https://interrogatingjustice.org/ (Interrogating Justice) and https://howtojustice.org/ (How to Justice) Producer: Tammy Alexander, creator and co-host of the https://www.podpage.com/snow-files/ (Snow Files Podcast) https://howtojustice.org/ (How to Justice) is a non-profit group that seeks to raise up justice-impacted people. Its goal? Provide easy-to-read answers to your questions about your rights before, during and after prison. https://interrogatingjustice.org/ (Interrogating Justice) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Our team of attorneys, advocates and allies take on some of the biggest legal, social and ethical justice-reform issues today. Our goal is simple: help shed light on the obstacles preventing our justice system from being just. https://howtojustice.org/donate/ (Donate:) We have the largest database of resources for justice impacted people in the United States. Your donation will help us continue to educate justice-impacted individuals about the law and how to protect the rights that they are entitled to under it. It will pay for writers, fact checkers, and Spanish translators as well as outreach efforts. Any amount will help.